Old friendships are serving to resurrect Michigan State's once-strong relationship with famed Fort Lauderdale Dillard High School football in south Florida.

The fruits of those rekindled friendships and acquaintances are already being cultivated by the Spartans, as Michigan State gained a commitment from an intriguing and seemingly undervalued defensive tackle prospect last weekend, in Noah Jones.

The back story of Jones' late-breaking commitment to Michigan State includes a three-pronged alignment of recruiting planets: